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Pekka Pesola
Pekka Antero Pesola (February 27, 1925 – March 28, 2009) was a Finnish lawyer, civil servant, bank director and politician born in Soini. He began his political career in the Liberal League and was a member of the Parliament of Finland from 1966 to 1970, representing the Liberal People's Party (LKP). Pesola was the banking manager at Kansallis-Osake-Pankki Kansallis-Osake-Pankki (KOP) was a Finnish commercial bank operating from 1889 to 1995. It was created by the fennoman movement as a Finnish language alternative to the largely Swedish language bank, Suomen Yhdyspankki (''Swedish: Föreningsbank .... References 1925 births 2009 deaths People from Soini Liberal League (Finland) politicians Liberals (Finland) politicians Members of the Parliament of Finland (1966–70) Finnish military personnel of World War II Finnish bankers {{Finland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland across Estonia to the south. Finland covers an area of with a population of 5.6 million. Helsinki is the capital and largest city, forming a larger metropolitan area with the neighbouring cities of Espoo, Kauniainen, and Vantaa. The vast majority of the population are ethnic Finns. Finnish, alongside Swedish, are the official languages. Swedish is the native language of 5.2% of the population. Finland's climate varies from humid continental in the south to the boreal in the north. The land cover is primarily a boreal forest biome, with more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first inhabited around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period. The Stone Age introduced several differ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soini, Finland
Soini is a municipalities of Finland, municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southern Ostrobothnia regions of Finland, region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . Neighbouring municipalities are Alajärvi, Karstula, Kyyjärvi, Saarijärvi and Ähtäri. The municipality is unilingually Finnish language, Finnish. History The name is derived from the male name ''Soini'', a Finnish variant of the Scandinavian name ''Sven''. The village was first mentioned in 1754 as a part of the Alajärvi parish. Soini gained a chapel in 1784 and a church in 1859. It was fully separated from Alajärvi in 1895. Soini originally had a Swedish name, ''Konungsåby'', which referred to the river Kuninkaanjoki. People born in Soini *Aukusti Mäenpää (1891 – 1933) *Eino Uusitalo (1924 – 2015) *Pekka Pesola (1925 – 2009) *Jorma Huuhtanen (1945 – ) *Aulis Akonniemi (1958 – ) *Merja Korpela (1981 – ) *Noora Hau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal League (Finland)
Liberal League ( fi, Vapaamielisten liitto, VL; sv, De Frisinnades Förbund) was a Finnish Liberalism, liberal political party. VL existed from 1951 until 1965. The party was founded in spring 1951 by the minority of National Progressive Party (Finland), National Progressive Party, led by Helsinki group, as the party finished its existence. Most of the former Progressive party members joined the People's Party of Finland (1951), People's Party of Finland. VL included among others MP Rolf B. Berner, minister Teuvo Aura and the director of the Bank of Finland and once PM, Sakari Tuomioja. VL was heir to National Progressive Party seat in the Liberal International – People's Party was not accepted into the International as a result. VL proposed Sakari Tuomioja as candidate for 1956 Finnish presidential election, 1956 presidential elections. He was also supported by National Coalition Party (Finland), National Coalition Party. Tuomioja eventually lost the race to Urho Kekkonen, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament Of Finland
The Parliament of Finland ( ; ) is the unicameral and supreme legislature of Finland, founded on 9 May 1906. In accordance with the Constitution of Finland, sovereignty belongs to the people, and that power is vested in the Parliament. The Parliament consists of 200 members, 199 of whom are elected every four years from 13 multi-member districts electing 7 to 36 members using the proportional D'Hondt method. In addition, there is one member from Åland. Legislation may be initiated by either the Government or one of the members of Parliament. The Parliament passes legislation, decides on the state budget, approves international treaties, and supervises the activities of the government. It may bring about the resignation of the Finnish Government, override presidential vetoes, and alter the constitution. To make changes to the constitution, amendments must be approved by two successive parliaments, with an election cycle in between, or passed as an emergency law with a 167/20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberals (Finland)
Liberal People's Party (from 2001 ''Liberals''; fi, Liberaalinen kansanpuolue) was a conservative-liberal political party in Finland, founded in 1965 as a reunification of the People's Party of Finland and Liberal League. History Originally named Liberal People's Party ( fi, Liberaalinen Kansanpuolue, links=no), it restyled its name as Liberals () in 2000. Liberals was removed from the party registry in 2007 after the failure to gain a seat in two consecutive parliamentary elections. In 2011 the party dissolved itself as a political party. It continues its basic ideological policy as an independent think tank. Leaders *1965–1968 Mikko Juva *1968–1978 Pekka Tarjanne *1978–1982 Jaakko Itälä *1982–1984 Arne Berner *1984–1990 Kyösti Lallukka *1990–1992 Kaarina Koivistoinen *1992–1993 Kalle Määttä *1993–1995 Tuulikki Ukkola *1995–1997 Pekka Rytilä *1997–2000 Altti Majava *2000–2001 Oili Korkeamäki *2001–2005 Tomi Riihimäki *2005–2008 Ilkk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kansallis-Osake-Pankki
Kansallis-Osake-Pankki (KOP) was a Finnish commercial bank operating from 1889 to 1995. It was created by the fennoman movement as a Finnish language alternative to the largely Swedish language bank, Suomen Yhdyspankki (''Swedish: Föreningsbanken i Finland''). The two banks were merged in 1995 to form the Merita Bank. Merita Bank was later merged with Swedish Nordbanken to form Nordea Nordea Bank Abp, commonly referred to as Nordea, is a European financial services group operating in northern Europe and based in Helsinki, Finland. The name is a blend of the words "Nordic" and "idea". The bank is the result of the successive m .... Directors * Otto Hjelt (1889–1892) * Fredrik Nybom (1892–1914) * J.K. Paasikivi (1914–1934) * Mauri Honkajuuri (1934–1948) * Matti Virkkunen (1948–1975) * Veikko Makkonen (1975–1983) * Jaakko Lassila (1983–1991) * Pertti Voutilainen (1991–1995) See also External links Panu Moilanen: Kämpin peilisalista Savoyn juhla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1925 Births
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2009 Deaths
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People From Soini
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Liberal League (Finland) Politicians
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Liberal League may refer to: *National Liberal League (United States), an American organization 1876-1885 *Liberal League (Finland), a political party in Finland *Liberal League (Japan), a political party in Japan *Liberal League (Luxembourg), a political party in Luxembourg *Liberal League (United Kingdom), a grouping within the British Liberal Party *Liberal Alliance of Montenegro, also referred to as the Liberal League of Montenegro *Tasmanian Liberal League The Tasmanian Liberal League was a political party in the Australian state of Tasmania. It was founded in 1909 and merged into the Nationalist Party in 1917. During its existence it formed a two-party system in the Parliament of Tasmania with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberals (Finland) Politicians
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Members Of The Parliament Of Finland (1966–70)
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